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An exhibition of 19 objects from the Crafts Council’s collec tion arrives at the City Gallery, Leicester this week.
News in Pictures
Teddy bears’ picnics and frogspawn-collecting are two of the subjects being explored by artist James R Ford in 33 Things To Do Before You’re 10. His residency at Ferreira Projects-01
Show marks seven decades of Penguin book design
A selection of classic orange fiction paperbacks, together with original drawings of the Penguin logo, are among the exhibits on display at Gateshead’s Shipley Art Gallery, as part of a
Triflow Concepts relaunch
Triflow Concepts, formerly Avilion, has commissioned architect Zaha Hadid to design a bathroom tap for the company’s relaunch on 28 January. The tap will use the existing filter system designed
Design Against Fur
Derby University student Mair Perkins has won the first international Design Against Fur animation competition. The award runs alongside the Design Against Fur poster competition which started in 2001 and
Seymour Powell in Loewy rejig
Seymour Powell has merged with Loewy Group stablemate Loewy Brands & Packaging.
Cravens creates children’s zoo identity
London Zoo is set to launch a new identity, designed by Cravens, for its Children’s Zoo, which it is renaming Animal Adventure.Cravens’ branding will feature ‘a very simple logo in
Lambie-Nairn set to brand Renault TV channel
Car manufacturer Renault has appointed Lambie-Nairn to design the branding and idents for its new promotional TV channel, Design Week can reveal.Branding and broadcast graphics group Lambie-Nairn won the contract
Acrobat creates new look for Delissential
Manchester-based consultancy Acrobat has created a new identity and packaging range for gourmet food brand Delissential.Acrobat was appointed in January 2008 on the strength of packaging work it did for
Industry revenues are up, says report
Profits are falling in the design sector, according to accountant Kingston Smith W1’s annual survey of design and branding consultancies.
The Government must use more subtle methods to drive design recruitment
The Government needs to look beyond simple incentivisation if it wants to drive recruitment in design, industry experts tell Angus Montgomery
An interview with Hussein Chalayan
‘Body design artist’ Hussein Chalayan works across disciplines, without losing touch with his fashion roots. John Stones catches up with him at his Hackney studio ahead of a major Design
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